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'''Eighteen dhatus''' (Skt. ''aṣṭadaśa dhātu''; [[Wyl.]] ''khams bco brgyad'') | '''Eighteen dhatus''' (Skt. ''aṣṭadaśa dhātu''; [[Wyl.]] ''khams bco brgyad'') — a classification of all knowable things and events into eighteen 'elements'. | ||
One categorization is: | One categorization is: | ||
*the '''six sense objects''' (Skt. ''viṣayadhātu''; Wyl. ''dmigs yul gyi khams'') of visible forms, sounds, smells, tastes, textures or tangible objects and mental objects (Skt. ''[[dharma]]'') | *the '''six sense objects''' (Skt. ''viṣayadhātu''; Wyl. ''dmigs yul gyi khams'') of visible forms, sounds, smells, tastes, textures or tangible objects and mental objects (Skt. ''[[dharma]]'') | ||
*the '''six sense faculties''' (Skt. ''indriyadhdhātu''; Wyl. ''dbang po'i khams''): the eye faculty, the ear faculty, the nose faculty, the tongue faculty, the body faculty and the mental faculty | *the '''six sense faculties''' (Skt. ''indriyadhdhātu''; Wyl. ''dbang po'i khams''): the eye faculty, the ear faculty, the nose faculty, the tongue faculty, the body faculty and the mental faculty | ||
*the '''[[six consciousnesses|six sense consciousnesses]]''' (Skt. ''vijñanadhātu''; Wyl. ''rnam shes kyi khams'') | *the '''[[six consciousnesses|six sense consciousnesses]]''' (Skt. ''vijñanadhātu''; Wyl. ''rnam shes kyi khams'') | ||
According to [[Abhidharma]], the eighteen dhatus are categorized differently, i.e. in relation to the [[five skandhas]]. | According to [[Abhidharma]], the eighteen dhatus are categorized differently, i.e. in relation to the [[five skandhas]]. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
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Revision as of 10:51, 27 June 2009
Eighteen dhatus (Skt. aṣṭadaśa dhātu; Wyl. khams bco brgyad) — a classification of all knowable things and events into eighteen 'elements'.
One categorization is:
- the six sense objects (Skt. viṣayadhātu; Wyl. dmigs yul gyi khams) of visible forms, sounds, smells, tastes, textures or tangible objects and mental objects (Skt. dharma)
- the six sense faculties (Skt. indriyadhdhātu; Wyl. dbang po'i khams): the eye faculty, the ear faculty, the nose faculty, the tongue faculty, the body faculty and the mental faculty
- the six sense consciousnesses (Skt. vijñanadhātu; Wyl. rnam shes kyi khams)
According to Abhidharma, the eighteen dhatus are categorized differently, i.e. in relation to the five skandhas.
Alternative Translations
- eighteen elements
- eighteen psychophysical bases (Dorje & Kapstein)